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Personal profile
Personal profile
Daphnee Hui Lin LEE is a sociologist by training and researcher in education who employs a sociological lens. She is an Associate Professor of Education Policy and Leadership at The Education University of Hong Kong. Daphnee has a lifelong passion for understanding how change shapes professional identities and how professionals empower themselves in the face of change. Her research journey recently focuses on how school leaders and professional developers may empower teacher collaboration for educational change and school improvement through professional learning communities. Daphnee investigates the identities and values underpinning professional practice and learning with a theory she developed on identity grafting. In her book on Managing Chineseness (Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2017), Daphnee examines the theoretical implications Chinese professional identities through the concept of identity grafting. Prior to EdUHK, Daphnee started the earlier phases of her academic scholarship at the National Institute of Education (Singapore), Nanyang Technological University. Her Ph.D. work at the Australian National University laid the foundations to the sociological explanation of empirical work on the way identities are constructed and exercised, linking individual, social, and organizational experiences to global reforms and movements.
Research interests
Research Interests
Teacher Professional Identity, Professional Learning Communities, and Professionalism
Sociology of Education
Political economy and Broader Context of Education
Teaching Interests
Professional identity and professionalism
Collaboration in professional learning communities
Research Methods
External Appointments
1. 2014- Research Convenor, Teacher Learning and Professional Development task force, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
2. 2014 - Member, International Comparative Studies task force, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Professional information
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Projects
- 3 Finished
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Teacher Leadership: Influences of Hierarchical Chinese Contexts on the Capacity of Professional Learning Communities to Empower the Classroom Teacher
LEE, D. H. L., CHIU, C. S., KING, R. B., Wan, W. S. & Hairon, S.
01/01/19 → 30/06/21
Project: Research project
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A Teacher-Led Interpretation of the Teacher Growth Model: Inquiry into the Professional Identity of Singapore Teachers
01/01/15 → 01/01/20
Project: Research project
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A Value-Mediated Approach to Profiling Professional Learning Communities in Singapore Schools
01/01/12 → 01/07/15
Project: Research project
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Identity grafting: Pedagogical identities underpinning teaching practices across five Chinese cities
LEE, D. H. L., 02 Jan 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Professional Development in Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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A comparative study of teacher professional capital and values in two Chinese hierarchical contexts: Hong Kong and Singapore
LEE, D. H. L., May 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Papers
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Belongingness and national belonging among youth in Hong Kong
JANG, S. T., HALSE, C. M., LEE, D. H. L. & HON, C. K. Q., Nov 2022, In: Youth & Society. 54, 8, p. 1307-1329Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Childhood home language effects on teacher risk-taking and student-centered professional practice in a bilingual Chinese context
LEE, D. H. L. & KING, R. B., Oct 2022, In: Asia-Pacific Education Researcher. 31, 5, p. 623-633Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Financial literacy: The impact of the foreign-language effect on risk-taking values, financial attitudes, and behavior of Hong Kong secondary students
HO, C. S. M. & LEE, D. H. L., Jul 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Lee Foundation Prize (2002) Singapore
LEE, Daphnee Hui Lin 李玟霖 (Recipient), 01 Jan 2002
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Tan Kah Kee Postgraduate Scholarship (2008) Singapore
LEE, Daphnee Hui Lin 李玟霖 (Recipient), 01 Jan 2008
Prize: Prizes / Awards